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british lawmakers have summoned rupert murdoch and his top executives for questioning the scandal that his on his media outlets, spied on politicians, celebrities, and the victims of crimes. according to police, investigations into those charges are being blocked by his employees. gordon brown has now accused the news managers of hiring criminals to obtain his private information. >> he is what the highest level victims of the hacking scandal. the former prime minister gordon brown. brown has accused the british newspapers of illegally obtaining private information about his family. he alleges the use this information to publish the news that his newborn son was suffering from cystic fibrosis. a new police investigation will ensure that the culprits are punished. >> this looks like yet another example of an appalling invasion of privacy and had been a personal data. my heart goes out to gordon brown and his wife. to have your children invaded like this is completely unacceptable and heartbreaking for the family concerned. >> a parliamentary committee has been tried to discover why the
british lawmakers have summoned rupert murdoch and his top executives for questioning the scandal that his on his media outlets, spied on politicians, celebrities, and the victims of crimes. according to police, investigations into those charges are being blocked by his employees. gordon brown has now accused the news managers of hiring criminals to obtain his private information. >> he is what the highest level victims of the hacking scandal. the former prime minister gordon brown. brown...
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rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest settle iraq caster as a franzi over a newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. the official death toll from russia's pleasure cruiser disaster rises to one hundred seven people as divers make a final it's ham to find those still missing. the owner of a company that brings a good old gallery up for its final voyage under state shipping it said it was fixed sale of the rest will bring you all the details in just a moment. and to washington where russia lays out a new step by step strategy towards iran that may bring to iran back to the negotiating table over its nuclear program. live from moscow i'm marina joshie welcome to the program were murdered some valid media empire news corp has announced that it's dropping its bid to take control of britain's largest satellite broadcaster the move is intended to head off public outrage over allegations that several off his newspapers were engaged and rampant phone hacking scandal has grown soon clude the british government and police officials who stand accu
rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest settle iraq caster as a franzi over a newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. the official death toll from russia's pleasure cruiser disaster rises to one hundred seven people as divers make a final it's ham to find those still missing. the owner of a company that brings a good old gallery up for its final voyage under state shipping it said it was fixed sale of the rest will bring you all the details in...
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rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was just kind of unrealistic for them to pursue that right now. not saying perhaps they don't come back and have another go at it in six month's time. in terms of what will happen today, there's momentous developments today as well. right now is the deadline, we're told, fora bekaa brooks, the embattle embattled chief international to respond before a committee of politicians on wednesday. we're told 9:20 is the latest she could respond. after that who knows what will happen after that. theoretically she could be forced to attend by the sergeant at arms' office w
rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was...
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the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was patented in france. that was back in 1869. i remember growing up, my mom telling me the best thing for sliced bread. it is 40 minutes after the hour. >>> good friday morning, july 15th. that is the sun rising over new york, a shot across from time warner center where i am, and that beautiful, beautiful sun rise. i'm ali velshi joining you live from new york, it is 43 minutes after the hour. the debt ceiling debate, after five straight days of meeting, eating peas, drama, where do things stand? how does square one grab you? jessica yellin says congress
the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was...
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lawmakers have asked the attorney general to investigate rupert murdoch. they want to know if murdoch's company broke any u.s. laws for allegedly bribing police in the phone hacking scandal that forced murdoch to close his largest paper. mean dock pulled the plug on a it is 12 billion business deal. elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see, media titan rupert murdoch in retreat. he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand into britain's lucrative satellite television business in a surrender to public outrage and political pressure. >> what has happened at this company is disgraceful, it's got to be addressed at every level and they should stop thinking about mergers when they've got to sort out the mess he created. >> reporter: prime minister cameron met with the parents of the teenage girl, milly dowler, whose cell phone lies at the heart of the scandal. she was murdered in 2002 but only last monday the public learned her phone had been hacked by murdoch's paper "news of the world" and mes
lawmakers have asked the attorney general to investigate rupert murdoch. they want to know if murdoch's company broke any u.s. laws for allegedly bribing police in the phone hacking scandal that forced murdoch to close his largest paper. mean dock pulled the plug on a it is 12 billion business deal. elizabeth palmer has more. >> reporter: it's a sight many people thought they would never see, media titan rupert murdoch in retreat. he abandoned his controversial $12 billion plan to expand...
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clearly we're going to see 80-year-old rupert murdoch. tomorrow his 38-year-old son james and rebeckka brooks are expected to appear before the committee and answer that barrage of questions. there's questions on david cameron the british p.m. he's in south africa. today he addressed the phone hacking scandal. he's clearly standing his ground. here's a little bit of what david cameron had to say. >> what the government wants to do here is what i think the whole country wants to do which is to make sure we sort out this issue, we have a proper police investigation, a proper inquiry into what went wrong at news international and news of the world and proper arrangements for the future so that the contact between journalists and politicians is far more transparent than it is today. >> now cameron who had 26 meetings, contessa in 15 months with the murdochs is going to be cutting short his africa trip. parliament's postponed its summer recess by a day so that on wednesday here cameron can begin to answer that barrage of unanswered questions.
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rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal underground church. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news. political headlines. and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there's fresh fallout today from the hacking scandal that brought down one of britain's biggest newspapers, the prime minister david cameron has announced the public inquiry into eavesdropping and bribery by journalists working for media mogul rupert murdoch. amid the public fury, murdoch's corporation has dropped the $12 billion bid to take con
rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal...
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this is the cover of "the week" magazine, and it has rupert murdoch literally on the hot seat with the question "is murdoch's media empire nearing its end?" the fact that rebekah brooks, editor of "news of the world" has reportedly been arrested for corruption and some other crimes, how serious is this at this point? >> well, it's the most serious crisis that murdoch has ever faced, certainly, in his long career. there's no doubt about that. and i think at the middle of last week, it started to sink in for him. prior to that, people close to murdoch, david, tell me that he perhaps did not appreciate the depth of anger that was taking place in the uk, and perhaps for the first time in his long career, he wasn't out in front of something, wasn't able to dictate the pace of events. that changed the middle of the week. the beginning of last week, he had his arm around rebekah brooks. end of the week, she was gone, along with his longtime lieutenant, les hinton. of course, you asked about the fbi u.s. probe. will subpoenas be issued? you knows what will happen if that occurs, and what, if a
this is the cover of "the week" magazine, and it has rupert murdoch literally on the hot seat with the question "is murdoch's media empire nearing its end?" the fact that rebekah brooks, editor of "news of the world" has reportedly been arrested for corruption and some other crimes, how serious is this at this point? >> well, it's the most serious crisis that murdoch has ever faced, certainly, in his long career. there's no doubt about that. and i think at...
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who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the interesting things about this is somebody figured out using geo cashing or labeling of locations where people tweet from, where people tweet. a visualization of it. tell us about it. >> it's this data visualization project from a photographer by the name of eric fisher. what he's done is basically tag tweets and flicker pictures used from around the world. look at this pretty picture in the u.s. the flitter pictures in red, more on the west coast. twitter more on the east coast. you look at europe and asia is where they're both used very much as well. white show t
who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the...
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than xadle brought down rupert murdoch's "news of the world" paper. the top cop in london will testify about scotland yard's investigation today. >>> i want to be a fly on the wall during these ongoing debt talks. 20 days until the deadline on raising the debt ceiling. there's no deal yet. president obama reportedly told lawmakers, quote, this could bring my presidency down. talking about his promise to veto a short-term extension. he says he will not yield. they'll meet again today. the fifth session in as many days. the white house warns failing to raise the debt ceiling by august 2 send could trigger a partial default. >>> the power is slowly being restored in the chicago area after one of the worst storms on record. the storm packed wind gusts of nearly 80 miles an hour, knocking down trees and power lines. nearly 1 million customers were affected. this morning, the power company says more than 75% of its customers have had its power restored. >>> now the wakeup call for the shuttle "atlantis" crew. ♪ if you believed they put a man on the moon â
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. >>> rupert murdoch is feeling the financial and political fallout from a phone-hacking scandal that rocked his media empire. giving into pressure from england's parliament, murdoch dropped his $12 billion bid for a full paid tv network. and new this morning the former executive editor of the defunct tabloid "news of the world" has been arrested. the ninth arrest resulting from police investigations into phone hacking and bribery of police officers. the scandal now spans at least two continents but the u.s. congressman peter king chairman of the homeland security committee calling for the fbi to find out if murdoch's news corp tried to illegally obtain phone records of 9/11 victims. >>> authorities in india are still searching for the culprits behind wednesday's deadly bombings that left at least 18 people dead and 133 more injured. residents are still shaken up after coordinated explosions that rocked three separate neighborhoods in mumbai happened during rush hour on wednesday. the attacks came just months after india resumed peace talks with pakistan. so far, no group has taken re
. >>> rupert murdoch is feeling the financial and political fallout from a phone-hacking scandal that rocked his media empire. giving into pressure from england's parliament, murdoch dropped his $12 billion bid for a full paid tv network. and new this morning the former executive editor of the defunct tabloid "news of the world" has been arrested. the ninth arrest resulting from police investigations into phone hacking and bribery of police officers. the scandal now spans at...
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news corporation owner billionaire rupert murdoch has agreed to give evidence next tuesday to a british parliamentary committee investigating illegal activities at his british newspapers. murdoch and his son james will appear with rebecca brooks, the chief ceo of the british newspaper branch. she is also the former chief editor of "the news of the world," the tabloid which closed in the face of mounting evidence that it and other newspapers gained information by illegal means such as hacked voice mails and buying of policemen. the planned merger of the new york and frankfurt stock exchanges has passed another milestone. >> a large portion of shareholders approved the deal, which creates the world's biggest stock exchange. the approval was one of the last major obstacles to the merger plan. nyse/ueor -- nyse/euronext shareholders already gave the approval last week. authorities 1 5 billion euros in long-term bonds, but only high yields, reflecting concerns over rome's ability to stabilize finances. european shares lost ground for the fourth time in five sessions. the dax finished today l
news corporation owner billionaire rupert murdoch has agreed to give evidence next tuesday to a british parliamentary committee investigating illegal activities at his british newspapers. murdoch and his son james will appear with rebecca brooks, the chief ceo of the british newspaper branch. she is also the former chief editor of "the news of the world," the tabloid which closed in the face of mounting evidence that it and other newspapers gained information by illegal means such as...
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but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a statement on their takeover plans, news corp said that it was too difficult to progress in this climate, but that news corp reserves the right to make an offer at a later date. >> i think this is the right decision, i've been saying that this company clearly needs to sort out the problems there are at news international, at the "newof the wld." that must be the priority, not takeovers, so the right >> reporter: it's a huge blow for james murdoch, third in command at his father's company. buying b-sky-b was one of news corp's biggest projects long planned and potentially very lucrative. >> it feels like the parable of the emperor's clothes, all of a sudden everyone knows that rupert murdoch's company was too powerful and we've now got fundamental question about what does media ownership in the u.k. look like going forward. >> reporter: the prime minister said thosquestions would be answeredy aninquiry by lord justice
but today, parliament rose up as one, all three main parties united, telling rupert murdoch he could not expand his media ownership here, right now. and he buckled. in a statement on their takeover plans, news corp said that it was too difficult to progress in this climate, but that news corp reserves the right to make an offer at a later date. >> i think this is the right decision, i've been saying that this company clearly needs to sort out the problems there are at news international,...
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this morning on c-span3, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will testify today. rebekah brooks resigned and was arrested on sunday. coverage is underway at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> now available, c-span and congressional directory. inside new and returning house and senate members with contact information, twitter addresses, district maps, and information on the white house, supreme court justices. order online. >> "washington journal" is next. we will take your phone calls. the house is in this morning at 10:00 eastern for speeches. they will discuss spending packages at noon eastern. the cut, cap, and balance legislation will be discussed along with possible amendments to the constitution. to the constitution.
this morning on c-span3, rupert murdoch and his son james murdoch will testify today. rebekah brooks resigned and was arrested on sunday. coverage is underway at 9:30 a.m. eastern. >> now available, c-span and congressional directory. inside new and returning house and senate members with contact information, twitter addresses, district maps, and information on the white house, supreme court justices. order online. >> "washington journal" is next. we will take your phone...
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new pressure today for newscorp chairman rupert murdoch to abandon his bid for satellite broadcaster b. sky b. the u.k. government says it will support a non-binding motion in parliament urging newscorp to drop the deal. murdoch has also been asked to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal surrounding his tabloid, "the news of the world." u.s. regulators say they're not investigating newscorp, but that if issues arise with any of murdoch's u.s. media properties, they will. >> tom: the much-anticipated consumer finance protection bureau will open its doors later this month. the woman setting up the agency, elizabeth warren, said the agency will begin overseeing the nation's biggest banks on july 21. specifically, it will look at how banks with more than $10 billion in assets comply with consumer finance laws. the bureau was set up as part of the dodd/frank financial overhaul passed by congress last summer. >> susie: when it comes to finding common ground in washington, tonight's commentator asks, what does it really mean to be somewhere in the middle? here's tim kane, resear
new pressure today for newscorp chairman rupert murdoch to abandon his bid for satellite broadcaster b. sky b. the u.k. government says it will support a non-binding motion in parliament urging newscorp to drop the deal. murdoch has also been asked to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal surrounding his tabloid, "the news of the world." u.s. regulators say they're not investigating newscorp, but that if issues arise with any of murdoch's u.s. media properties, they will....
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and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert murdoch and james murdoch trying to force them to turn up on tuesday. they can't really do much about the fact that they don't want to come. both of those individuals are american. therefore, they have no real power to compel them to turn up. it is a real escalation in this. the fact that they dispatched, as they say, the sergeant at arms, deputy sergeant at arms, which is the security apparatus of the house of commons. to go and deliver this summons to the murdoches saying look, you have to come and you must come and explain yourself before this committee. it is -- pretty sensational turn of ev
and -- the three main figures at the center of all of this, rupert murdoch. his son james murdoch. rebecca brooks, chief executive. they were asked to come and appear before a committee here at the house of commons. now, we have been told the last few minutes rebecca will attend but rupert murdoch will not. james murdoch has said he can't attend on the date they asked him but could attend at a later point in august. and now as a result of that, that committee has issued a summons for rupert...
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she is scheduled along with rupert murdoch and his son james to give evidence and to testify in front of a committee in british parliament here on tuesday so it will be interesting to to see what comes out of this. the other two, of course, prepping as well for this parliament and the deputy prime minister here in the uk gave an interview on british television this morning and said it's their chance to come clean and say what they knew about this hacking scandal as well as what former chief executives knew about it, so i guess that will be key for rebekah brooks in this hearing. >> rebekah brooks now being arrested. is it making it, in terms of the arrest, farther up the food chain here? higher up the hierarchy. is that what some are saying at this moment? >> reporter: it one appear that way. it's difficult to say how far this will go. and how high up the food chain so to speak it will go. you know, this is a significant arrest in this scandal here and so we'll have to wait for more details as they emerge later today. >> big surprise here? i know you said it was a surprise. how big of
she is scheduled along with rupert murdoch and his son james to give evidence and to testify in front of a committee in british parliament here on tuesday so it will be interesting to to see what comes out of this. the other two, of course, prepping as well for this parliament and the deputy prime minister here in the uk gave an interview on british television this morning and said it's their chance to come clean and say what they knew about this hacking scandal as well as what former chief...
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like that moment in the rupert murdoch testimony in the british parliament yesterday. we played this on the show. there's no more perfect representation from the republican position than this clip from the murdoch testimony. watch. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> no? when were -- was that a yes or no -- it was not a yes or no. no. the answer is no. doesn't matter what the question is. they don't want to do it. so the only way out of this, well, there may be two ways out of this. one, if the president can circumvent congress, the president could theoretically break the law that says it's congress that has to raise the debt ceiling by instead raising it himself by using powers out of the constitution which says our debt has to be honored. that's one of the things in politics that may be technically feasible, not that he wouldn't do it to save the country. presidents have done things more extreme, but the idea he would be made to do it or consider it, it is almost impossible to imagine. putting that aside, i
like that moment in the rupert murdoch testimony in the british parliament yesterday. we played this on the show. there's no more perfect representation from the republican position than this clip from the murdoch testimony. watch. >> when were you informed about the payments made to gordon taylor and max clifford? >> nope. >> no? when were -- was that a yes or no -- it was not a yes or no. no. the answer is no. doesn't matter what the question is. they don't want to do it. so...
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. >>> and, the giant billionaire rupert murdoch is on a hotter hot seat tonight, and it's here in this coununy. congressman peter king, chairman of the committee on homeland security, says there are credible questions tonight about whether reporters at murdoch's tabloid papers tapped the phones of 9/11 victims, digging for details of their private anguish. king is asking the fbi to move in on murdoch's news corp, right here in the u.s. >>> and our consumer watchdog report tonight, tackles a sly scam on your phone bill. a new report about hidden fees costing consumers billions each year. it's called cramming. and today, we learned about the phone companies letting this happen. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: as larry vido's phone bill grew, so did his little did he know, he was also paying $14.95 for something called voicemail monthly fee. and another 8.23 for something called my billing service monthly fee. both charges were fraudulent. >> how could this happen? how could somebody start charging my account, i guess, similar to charging my credit card without my knowledge? >> re
. >>> and, the giant billionaire rupert murdoch is on a hotter hot seat tonight, and it's here in this coununy. congressman peter king, chairman of the committee on homeland security, says there are credible questions tonight about whether reporters at murdoch's tabloid papers tapped the phones of 9/11 victims, digging for details of their private anguish. king is asking the fbi to move in on murdoch's news corp, right here in the u.s. >>> and our consumer watchdog report...
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and rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster as a frenzy over newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. as hacking attacks go global many are looking for ways to secure their computer systems next r.t. talks to security software mobile is getting a spare ski who shares his views on the acute issue. thank you very much for being with us today so i was just wondering did you or do you personally know someone who is directly personally involved in cyber crime. fortunately in the hall because we are great far from these people that keep our way to a good distance are about are we are there working with police departments and different cultures so we know these are the bad guys from our contacts and police and also from news. fortunately this cyber police force is globally that they're doing their job better and better your body you're so the a more professional and the i think that i hope they were able to handle the situation so all we see these people from the news are we see these people in the grown internet forums and
and rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster as a frenzy over newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. as hacking attacks go global many are looking for ways to secure their computer systems next r.t. talks to security software mobile is getting a spare ski who shares his views on the acute issue. thank you very much for being with us today so i was just wondering did you or do you personally know someone who is directly...
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she won't appear together with james and rupert murdoch. she'll appear after them. she'll have to be careful about what she says and the politicians, equally, have said they'll be careful about which questions they ask and how they frame those questions. they don't want to clearly prejudice any possible trial that may come out of this. it will be a committee session view bid millions of people, i would expect, with lots of people wanting to know who knew what, how high up the newspaper group into rupert murdoch's empire this scandal went. kyra? >> cnn will have live coverage of tomorrow's expected testimony by brooks, rupert murdo kr. h and his son, james. it's scheduled to begin this time tomorrow at 9:30 eastern. >>> michele bachmann, changing her tune or a conservative pledge already signed by most of the other republican presidential hopefuls. political director paul steinhauser. >> now she's changing her mind on this one. you'll hear a lot about this pledge over the next couple of days on the campaign trail about right here in washington where she's going to si
she won't appear together with james and rupert murdoch. she'll appear after them. she'll have to be careful about what she says and the politicians, equally, have said they'll be careful about which questions they ask and how they frame those questions. they don't want to clearly prejudice any possible trial that may come out of this. it will be a committee session view bid millions of people, i would expect, with lots of people wanting to know who knew what, how high up the newspaper group...
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we would be remiss to talk abif talk about rupert murdoch. it's big office, the head of the one of the world's biggest media organizations. they're going to ask him what he knew, of course, ability the phone hacking scandal. how much he was aware that his executives were getting up to in their pursuit of exclusives in this way. and he's obviously going to be put on the spot a great deal by these parliamentarians to try to get the kind of answers that they're looking for and the country is looking for at this stage in a scandal that has really rocked the establishment. remember, in the course of the past 24 hours, two of the most senior police officers in brit dane, certainly the top two at the metropolitan police in london have resigned their posts because of how they were implicated and the allegations against them in this phone tapping scandal. >> what a stunning story you're covering there from your perch in london. thank you. just want to remind all of you, this testimony happens tomorrow morning. it starts right around 9:30 eastern time.
we would be remiss to talk abif talk about rupert murdoch. it's big office, the head of the one of the world's biggest media organizations. they're going to ask him what he knew, of course, ability the phone hacking scandal. how much he was aware that his executives were getting up to in their pursuit of exclusives in this way. and he's obviously going to be put on the spot a great deal by these parliamentarians to try to get the kind of answers that they're looking for and the country is...
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together those five brands bring in an estimated $3.2 million for the rupert murdoch owned newspaper. pretty significant business on the line. all of this comes as murdoch's own news corporation aims to take over british sky broadcasting. discussions on that have been going on for months. there's also been widespread opposition to that planned takeover. and just yesterday reacting to fresh allegations, the former deputy prime minister lord prescott began calling for the takeover to be blocked. john prescott himself is one of many politicians to have his phone hacked alongside numerous celebrities, stars and aides to the british royal family. as dan rivers reports, even though phone hacking revelations are nothing new, it dates back further than many realized. >> the murder of the 13-year-old schoolgirl milly doward in 2002 appalled britain. last month her killer, lev levi belfield was finally convicted. this is now come up with another inquiry, phone hacking. the scandal relates to the illegal tabloid practice of accessing cell phone messages left for celebrities in order to get stori
together those five brands bring in an estimated $3.2 million for the rupert murdoch owned newspaper. pretty significant business on the line. all of this comes as murdoch's own news corporation aims to take over british sky broadcasting. discussions on that have been going on for months. there's also been widespread opposition to that planned takeover. and just yesterday reacting to fresh allegations, the former deputy prime minister lord prescott began calling for the takeover to be blocked....
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as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news congressional correspondent nancy cordes joins us from capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it appears patience is wearing thin in the room where the president is meeting at the white house with eight top congressional leaders. both sides accuse the other of moving the goal posts, of failing to lead, and now it appears the president has had enough. they may have been all smiles at the start of the meeting. but tensions flared after house majority leader eric cantor, a republican from virginia, repeatedly proposed a series of short-term extensions of the debt limit
as pressure grows on rupert murdoch to testify in london and possibly washington. we will the latest on that in a bit. every day, a new development. >> that is right. >> looks like that thing is a thing of the past. we will get to that coming up. >>> first with time running out to increase the debt limit, tensions running high in the ongoing negotiations at the white house. according to republicans, the president abruptly walked out of wednesday's meeting. cbs news...
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. >> reporter: anderson, three senators are calling for a federal investigation into whether rupert murdoch's media empire went too far here in the u.s. they want to know if any americans had their voice mail hacked by news corps newspaper. the allegations are already under investigation in britain where the scandal began. >>> the struggling oprah winfrey network is getting a new ceo, oprah winfrey. she'll take the top post this fall. and she's combining the new los angeles-based channel with her chicago-based production company, harpo studios. winfrey says she wants to "unleash the full potential of the network". >>> parents in some cases should lose custody of their severely obese children. that's a suggestion from a doctor and researcher at harvard university. they say the move may be justifiable because of the health risks to the child and the parents' chronic failure to address them. their controversial idea is in the journal of american medical association. >>> and harry potter and the death lay hall lows part 2 has already racked in $25 million in the u.s. and it hasn't even opened yet
. >> reporter: anderson, three senators are calling for a federal investigation into whether rupert murdoch's media empire went too far here in the u.s. they want to know if any americans had their voice mail hacked by news corps newspaper. the allegations are already under investigation in britain where the scandal began. >>> the struggling oprah winfrey network is getting a new ceo, oprah winfrey. she'll take the top post this fall. and she's combining the new los angeles-based...
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there are already rumors rupert murdoch is thinking about selling all his uk newspapers. the fallout is far from over. lama hasan, abc news, london. >> and this continues to unravel. obviously lots more going on here. in fact, parliamentary committee is demanding that rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebekah brooks, once headed "news of the world," they expect them to testify next tuesday and they may respond later today to those charges. >> if you can imagine if this is extended here to the u.s. lots of people here in new york read "the post," which is murdoch-owned as well. this is a big disappointment to him to have this deal fall through with sky television, of course. definitely affecting his business. >>> washington state authorities are now outraged over a legal loophole that is allowing an admitted child molester to watch child porn while he's in jail. gilbert is acting as his other than attorney in the case. that means he's entitled to review the evidence. that evidence includes more than 100 videos seized from his own home showing gilbert's acts of abuse. chil
there are already rumors rupert murdoch is thinking about selling all his uk newspapers. the fallout is far from over. lama hasan, abc news, london. >> and this continues to unravel. obviously lots more going on here. in fact, parliamentary committee is demanding that rupert murdoch, his son james, and rebekah brooks, once headed "news of the world," they expect them to testify next tuesday and they may respond later today to those charges. >> if you can imagine if this is...
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the latest is that rupert murdoch and his son james along with their european deputy, rebecca brooks, are going to answer questions at this parliamentary select committee hearing next tuesday. now initially when they have been asked to turn up next tuesday, both rupert murdoch and james have said no, they were unable to make it this coming tuesday. that they would cooperate at a later date. brooks agreed initially to go. but then a more official summons was sent to the murdoches. they decided they will in fact cooperate fully, show up at this meeting on tuesday. they're in the process of drafting their replies as we speak. this is a committee brooks did testify before in 2003. obviously that initial investigation wasn't thoroughly done. it's been determined that they will all be answering questions of course regarding phone-hacking and payments to police for information at the "news of the world", the sunday tabloid owned by rupert murdoch and news corporation, its european branch news international, that was shut down last sunday amidst all of this scandal. back to you, jon. jon: amy
the latest is that rupert murdoch and his son james along with their european deputy, rebecca brooks, are going to answer questions at this parliamentary select committee hearing next tuesday. now initially when they have been asked to turn up next tuesday, both rupert murdoch and james have said no, they were unable to make it this coming tuesday. that they would cooperate at a later date. brooks agreed initially to go. but then a more official summons was sent to the murdoches. they decided...
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. >>> media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james have bowed to pressure. they will appear before parliament on the hacking scandal. rebecca brooks agreed to testify but the murdochs initially balked. some u.s. lawmakers are also calling for federal investigations into allegations news corp journalists hacked into the voice mail accounts of september 11th victims. senator robert menendez, a new jersey democrat, wrote to attorney general eric holder saying the possibility this happened is quote, horrifying. republican congressman peter king of new york described the alleged hacking as unjustifiable and parasitic. has news international responded to the 9/11 allegations? >> yes, they have. it's really important to point out that this stems from a report in a tabloid article last sunday here in the uk. in that report there was an unnamed source that spoke to an unnamed former police officer who alleges that he was approached by "news of the world" to tap the victims' phones from 9/11 and he said he denied it. very, very thin but it has gained some traction and
. >>> media mogul rupert murdoch and his son james have bowed to pressure. they will appear before parliament on the hacking scandal. rebecca brooks agreed to testify but the murdochs initially balked. some u.s. lawmakers are also calling for federal investigations into allegations news corp journalists hacked into the voice mail accounts of september 11th victims. senator robert menendez, a new jersey democrat, wrote to attorney general eric holder saying the possibility this happened...
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is investigating whether a rupert murdoch tabloid in london tried to access voicemails of 9/11 victims. and murdoch defended his handling of the scandal, speaking to "the wall street journal," which he also owns. he said he's just getting annoyed at all the criticism of his company. a federal judge in washington has declared a mistrial just two days into the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. the judge acted after prosecutors showed the jury some evidence that had already been disallowed. clemens is accused of lying to congress when he said he never used steroids. he had nothing to say as he left the courthouse. the judge set a september hearing to decide on holding a new trial. a suicide bomber in afghanistan killed five people today at a memorial service for ahmed wali karzai-- half-brother of the afghan president. the bomber blew himself up at a kandahar mosque where the service was under way. president karzai was not attending. the attack came as a u.n. report said afghan civilian deaths are up 15 percent from a year ago. officials with the u.n. assistance mission in af
is investigating whether a rupert murdoch tabloid in london tried to access voicemails of 9/11 victims. and murdoch defended his handling of the scandal, speaking to "the wall street journal," which he also owns. he said he's just getting annoyed at all the criticism of his company. a federal judge in washington has declared a mistrial just two days into the perjury trial of baseball great roger clemens. the judge acted after prosecutors showed the jury some evidence that had already...
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rupert murdoch and his son agreeing to appear for a hearing next week. news corp is the parent company of fox news channel. >> reporter: rupert and james murdoch will appear before that parliamentary select committee to answer questions about phone hack and the payments made to police for information. they will be joined by rebecca brooks. she is the chief executive of news international, and was the editor of nice of the world, the sunday tabloid at the time it allegedly hired a detective to hack into the voice mail of an abducted school girl who was later murdered. rupert and james murdoch initial declined to go before the committee citing prior engagements with you offering to cooperate at a later date. but a formal summons arrived, and that happened here in london. so they have decided to go. >> day by day this has become worse for them. it's engulfed them in a way and there has been a sense of meltdown around them. they have some really difficult questions to face. >> reporter: reportedly the fine has opened an investigation in the united states to
rupert murdoch and his son agreeing to appear for a hearing next week. news corp is the parent company of fox news channel. >> reporter: rupert and james murdoch will appear before that parliamentary select committee to answer questions about phone hack and the payments made to police for information. they will be joined by rebecca brooks. she is the chief executive of news international, and was the editor of nice of the world, the sunday tabloid at the time it allegedly hired a...